BEFORE DRIVING
A child restraint which requires a
top strap may only be installed in
the right front passenger's seat.
There is no place behind the rear
seat to install a top strap anchor,
so a child restraint that requires a
top strap can not be properly
secured in the rear seat.
When a child restraint which re-
quires a top strap is secured in the
right front passenger's seat, no
one can sit in the right rear seat
position.
Install the child restraint system as
follows:
1) Secure the child restraint on the right
front passenger's seat using the pro-
cedure described above for securing a
restraint system that does not reguire
a top strap.
2) Pass the top strap between the head
restraint and the seatback and snap
the top strap hook through the hole on
the latch plate of the right rear lap-
shoulder belt.
3) Remove any slack from the top strap
according to the instructions provided
by the restraint system manufacturer.
4) Pull all of the remaining webbing out
of the rear seat belt retractor. You will
hear a click, which indicates that the
retractor has converted to the ALR
mode.
5) Allow the extra webbing to retract, and
pull the webbing toward the retractor
to take up any slack.
6) Make sure the child restraint is se-
cured, and the top strap and web-
bing are tight.
To unhook the top strap, loosen the strap
by tilting the seatback rearward.
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